Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-06-02
SOME Law.
What Does The Following Mean +
Revived statute 1870, See. 1880.

the Editor of the Ledger.
MEXICO, No., May 81. 1857
"Any member of the County Court,
Common Council or Board of Trus-
tees or officer or agent of any county.
city, town, village, school township,
school district or other municipal
corporation who shall, in his official
capacity, willfully or corruptly vote
for or assent to or report in favor
of or allow or certify for allowance
any claim or demand, or any part
thereof, against the county, city.
town or village, school township,
school district or other municipal
corporation of which he is such Of
ficer or agent II against the County
Court, Common Council or Board or
Trustees of which he is a member,
such claim or demand or part thereof,
being for or on account of any con-
tract or demand or service not au-
thorized or made as provided or re-
quired by law, every such person SO
offending shall, on conviction, be
punished by imprisonment in the
penitentiary, not more than five
years. or by a fine of not less than
one hundred nor more than five
thousand dollars, or by imprison-
ment in the county Jail not less than
two nor more than twelve months, or
by both such fine and Imprisonment.
II any member Of any town or City
Council or of any County Court or
Commission or body charged with
the administration or management
OF the affairs of any county or any
executive. officer or member Of any
executive department of any city,
town o. county in this State or any
member of any board or commission
charged with the administration
OR management of any charity or
fund of a public nature, by whatever
name the same may be called, shall
knowingly and without authority of
law vote for the appropriation, dis
position or disbursement of any money
or property belonging to any such
city, town, county, charity or fund
or any subdivision of any such city,
town or county to any use or purpose
other than the specific use or purpose
for which the same was devised, ap-
propriated and collected or authoriz-
ed to be collected by law, or shall
knowingly aid, advise or promote the
appropriation, disbursement or dis
position of any such money or pro-
perty for any purpose not directed
and warranted by law, and such il
legal appropriation, disbursement or
disposition be in fact effected, every
person so offending against the pro-
visions of this section shall be deem
ed and taken to have feloniously en-
bezzled ana converted to his own use
such money or property. But if the
same be not effected, then such person
SO voting, advising OF promoting the
said illegal appropriation, disburse-
ment or disposition of said money or
property as aforesaid, shall be deem
ed and taken to have feloniously at
tempted to emhezzle and convert the
same to his own use, and upon con-
victIon of either or any such offense
shall be punished by Imprisonment
in the p~enitentiary, not exceeding five
years, Or in the county Jail not less
than six months, or by a fine not ex.
ceeding four fold the value of such
money or property.
"The Board of Aldermen of any city
of the fourth class in this State shall
whenever they shall be required by
petition of one hundred Taxpayers
of such city to increase the annua
rate of taxation for the purpose o.
erecting public buildings in sucl
city, determine the rate of taxation
necessary to:sbe levied within thu
maximum rates prescribed by The
constitution and as therein limited
for such purposes, and shall submit
to the qualified voters of such city al
an election to be, by such Board o
Aldermen or the Mayor of sucl
city, called and held for that purpose
at the usual places Of holding cleo
tons for elective officers of such city
whether the rate of taxation shall b.
increased as proposed by said Boare
of Aldermen for erecting public
buildings, and if two-thirds of th'
qualified voters of such city voting
at such election shall vote in favor 0
such increase for the purpose afore
, SAID, the result of such vote and thu
taxation so voted shall be certified
by the clerk of such city to the Boart
t of Aldermen, who shall, on receip
thereof, proceed to assess the amour
so returned for building purposes or
all taxable property, both real and per
sonal, of such city as shown by tn
; last annual assessment for city pur
poses"
Approved april 3, 1885; page SO
L. N. Bass.
Personal MENTION.